Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 2.4 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 86.0% more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB968.31
|
$12.00
HTG1,577.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB480.40
|
$11.39
HTG1,496.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB107.83
|
$1.56
HTG205.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB58.53
|
$1.50
HTG197.15
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB61.68
|
$2.50
HTG328.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB460.36
|
$5.00
HTG657.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB353.21
|
$5.68
HTG746.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB169.96
|
$2.80
HTG367.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB213.18
|
$6.91
HTG907.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB62.14
|
$2.27
HTG298.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB66.92
|
$0.54
HTG71.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB77.41
|
$0.45
HTG59.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB152.00
|
$0.45
HTG59.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB18.55
|
$2.27
HTG298.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB19.81
|
$1.27
HTG166.93
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB225.88
|
$2.01
HTG263.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,914.41
|
$20.00
HTG2,628.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,202,646.04
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,600,192.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB555.13
|
$3.58
HTG470.53
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB588.11
|
$165.98
HTG21,815.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB86,050.89
|
$910.00
HTG119,605.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB51,922.41
|
$890.00
HTG116,976.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,835.29
|
$76.47
HTG10,050.84
|
|
pay 60.0% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB47,254.08
|
$100.00
HTG13,143.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,127,445.06
|
$6,867.80
HTG902,663.15
|
|
pay 37.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB320.26
|
$5.00
HTG657.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB257.04
|
$1.65
HTG216.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB245.54
|
$2.00
HTG262.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,213.38
|
$69.54
HTG9,140.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB533.77
|
$10.00
HTG1,314.34
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,629.86
|
$80.00
HTG10,514.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,540.02
|
$75.00
HTG9,857.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB11,510.84
|
$120.00
HTG15,772.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB11,138.28
|
$150.00
HTG19,715.11
|
|
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